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Vespa orientalis
"The hornet has a yellow stripe on its cuticle (exoskeleton) which can absorb sunlight to generate a small electrical potential, and it has been suggested that this might help supply energy for digging." ~wiki
spotted during the sunniest part of the day on a globe thistle (Echinops sp.) in my desert garden
More about the "solar-powered hornet": http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...
Spotted on Apr 20, 2017
Submitted on Apr 22, 2017
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